Hurrah! Soccer is done!

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Soccer. Good ol' soccer. This season was a HUGE improvement for William and for the most part, he enjoyed it. There were only 5 boys on the team and one of them was really good. He had the drive and ambition to play. The rest of the guys were hit or miss ----- some days (or every other minute) ---- you just never knew who was actually going to participate or run off the field.

But we made it to the end and Brian completed another year of coaching (assistant this year).

 

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William is back in the pool every week with his lessons and I'm hoping he'll be motivated to stay with swimming over the Winter.

And this summer we'll definitely seek out some soccer camps to try and improve on the game and keep the interest up!!

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bun explosion

Decided to try and make homemade cinnamon rolls with the kids this week.

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Everything was going pretty smoothly until the actual cooking.

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I made sure to pinch the ends into the dough, but.....

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The insides just melted out! Don't get me wrong --- we still glazed and they tasted great..........but I thought I'd give a few away BUT who gives away a mutant cin. bun?

So....we ate them instead. It was the right thing to do.

If anyone has some tips on how to do this the RIGHT way .....please share!

1st Cheer Competition

It was Emily's first Cheer competition and it was AMAZING!! It was hard not to feel the excitement as we entered the PYRAMID on CA Long Beach State's campus.

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That picture was actually taken AFTER the competition. They took 2nd place!!!

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Emily is SEVEN

My sweet Emily celebrated her 7th birthday and it was a beautiful thing.

I made it back from SF around 12:30 am and Brian and I decorated the kitchen with streamers. Gifts were stacked high on the kitchen table and I couldn't stop looking at her while she was sleeping. SEVEN!!!!

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Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the beautiful cake!!!

Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for the beautiful cake!!!

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It was a great day and a great party. The theme was decorating and the kids worked on cookies and cupcakes. Face paint and balloon art followed!

Happy Birthday Em!